Japanese Conversation · Level 51
90 words
Japanese word
サラリーマン
Pronunciation
Romajisararīman
Meaning
- nounoffice worker
Example
父はサラリーマンです。chichi wa sa ra rī ma n de su
My father is an office worker.
More examples
兄はサラリーマンを辞めて、自分の店を始めました。ani wa sa ra rī ma n o ya me te ji bun no mise o haji me ma shi ta
My older brother quit his office job and started his own store.
Core concept
Presents paid company employment as a central part of a person's role and daily life, rather than as occasional or independent work.
Common phrases
サラリーマンを辞めるsa ra rī ma n o ya me ru
quit being an office worker
サラリーマンの生活sa ra rī ma n no sei katsu
the life of an office worker
Similar words
会社員kaishain: A person who earns a living through regular employment at a company.
社員shain: A person working as an employee for one specific company.
Definition in Japanese
企業に所属して継続的に働き、勤務先から給料を受け取る人。ki gyō ni sho zoku shi te kei zoku teki ni hatara ki kin mu saki ka ra kyū ryō o u ke to ru hito
Word origin
サラリーマン (sararīman) was formed in Japanese from salary and man, two English words whose combination describes a salaried company worker.
Usage tips
- Unlike office worker, the English term salaryman can carry a specifically Japanese corporate association, making it narrower in common use.
Other meanings
- company mannoun
Opposites
- 自営業者jieigyōshaself-employed personnoun